Channel Lake
Channel Lake is in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 8,104 feet. Channel Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Twin Bridges, as well as near the neighborhood Pyramid Creek Tract.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Peak and Horsetail Falls.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States. Horsetail Falls is situated 1½ miles south of Channel Lake.
Ralston Peak
Peak
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. Ralston Peak is situated 2 miles southeast of Channel Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 4 miles south of Channel Lake.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 4½ miles south of Channel Lake.
Channel Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.85248° or 38° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
-120.13202° or 120° 7′ 55″ westElevation
8,104 feet (2,470 metres)Open location code
84CXVV29+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 165786824OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
5335856
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